in their pockets, shellkept by the silk liningfrom breaking. The menspend the 9-to-5 thinking scripture,

tasting the brohof the purchase gained from prayer.Are they out there?a girl asks. Her hand a microcosm

of a hand. The bearded men moanas if calling out the nameof a son. The men, mouthsopen, almost sing.

About Iowa Writes

Since 2006, Iowa Writes has featured the work of Iowa-identified writers (whether they have Iowa roots or live here now) and work published by Iowa journals and publishers on The Daily Palette. Iowa Writes features poetry, fiction, or nonfiction twice a week on the Palette.

In November of 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Iowa City, Iowa, the world's third City of Literature, making the community part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Iowa City has joined Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia as UNESCO Cities of Literature.

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KENNY TANEMURA

Kenny Tanemura is a graduate of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Purdue University.

"Beit Shemesh," along with two other poems by Tanemura, is included in the Spring 2013 issue of The Iowa Review.